Steromphala

Steromphala
	Shell of Steromphala cineraria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Subfamily:	Cantharidinae
Genus:	Steromphala; Gray, 1847
Type species
	Trochus cinerarius Linnaeus, 1758;
Synonyms
	Calliostoma (Strigosella) Sacco, 1896 (original rank); Colliculus Monterosato, 1888; Gibbula (Colliculus) Monterosato, 1888 (original rank); Gibbula (Steromphala) Gray, 1847 (original rank); Gibbula (Steromphalus) P. Fischer, 1885 (unjustified emendation of Steromphala); Gibbulastra Monterosato, 1884; Korenia Friele, 1877; Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889; Strigosella Sacco, 1896 (junior objective synonym of Scrobiculinus);

Steromphala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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